Did Floyd Mayweather's fights with Maidana take a lot out of him?

[punchr]

His style was virtually unwatchable after that first fight. I dont think it affected him physically but it did mentally.

Interesting.

Nah

first fight was relatively competetive but floyd was already quite a bit past prime at that point and his movement was not what it used to be. Due to that he had to fight Maidana in the pocket which is Maidanas game but Floyd still beat him at his own game and I don't think it took too much out of him.

But you are acknowledging that the fight took something out of him. So TS is half right.

[daggum]

Mayweather almost lost the first fight but then managed to improve for the rematch and Maidana, not in the shape he was first time round, could not capitilise like he did in their first meeting. However, neither fight was a war and Mayweather shouldn't really be physically damaged to such an extent that the fight would change his career trajectory.

This wasn't an Ali/Frazier or the numerous battles between Pac/JMM.

yep. nonstop clinching and kenny bayless=improvement. guess who was ref for floyd-pac? he came prepared.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

Yes they did as they would any 35+ year old boxer

[Doctor_Tenma]

No, Maidana didn't landed cleanly enough, he was too inconsistent. Only thing that showed was age but we already knew he was slowing.

[kiDynamite92]

Not really. More his age. The guy was almost 40 years old and was still at the top of the sport. Quite remarkable really.

[Lester Tutor]

At one point, earlier after the first bout, people would say Floyd carried Chino to literally make it entertaining. I thought that was silly, and thought Floyd only did it to prove he could do what Broner couldn't. I'm starting to think Floyd might have chosen this series for the easy wins. As unorthodox Chino can be, it's not enough to beat Floyd, or at least not that style.